Dr. Stephen E Brown , MD
Colon & Rectal Surgery • Phoenix, AZ
1331 N 7th St Ste 275
Phoenix, AZ 850062769
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Dr. Stephen Brown is listed in NPPES under Colon & Rectal Surgery.
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NPI assigned on September 29, 2005; this date does not establish years in practice.
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Published CMS data list 281 Original Medicare Part B services in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part B service records, 2024:
- 46600 — Diagnostic exam of anus using an endoscope: 54 service units.
- 99203 — New patient outpatient office visit: 51 service units.
- 45380 — Biopsy of large bowel using a flexible endoscope: 42 service units.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024. Units differ by code; these are not visits or a measure of quality.
CPT® only copyright 2023 American Medical Association. All rights reserved. Service names are shortened from CPT Consumer Friendly Descriptors (CMS data, 2024). CPT notice
See all 8 records in the table · Guide: How to read Medicare Part B data
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Published CMS data list 105 Medicare Part D prescriptions, including refills, in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part D records, 2024:
- Oxycodone Hcl — 35 prescription fills, including refills.
- Metronidazole — 21 prescription fills, including refills.
- Neomycin Sulfate — 19 prescription fills, including refills.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2024. Drug names come from pharmacy claims. Listing a drug here is not an endorsement or a recommendation.
See all 5 records in the table · Guide: How to read Medicare Part D prescriber data
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Close to the middle for Medicare Part B services among clinicians listed under Colon & Rectal Surgery in Phoenix, AZ (2024, 14 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 221. Middle half: 123 to 320.
Close to the middle for Medicare Part B services among clinicians listed under Colon & Rectal Surgery in Arizona (2024, 43 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 296. Middle half: 153 to 454.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024. Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
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Medicare Part B services went from 416 in 2020 to 281 in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2020–2024.
Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
1331 N 7th St Ste 275
Phoenix, AZ 850062769
Matched by practice address or phone in NPPES. A shared address or phone does not confirm that this clinician works there.
CMS Doctors and Clinicians lists 1 group name: Affiliated Colon And Rectal Surgeons Pc. See the list
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File, CMS release of October 2, 2026.
Listings do not confirm current availability, employment or a shared ownership network.
Medicare Profile & Education
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File, CMS release of October 2, 2026
University Of Cincinnati College Of Medicine
1982
What Public CMS Data Show
Colon & Rectal Surgery: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Medicare patients
176 people with Original Medicare in 2024
It gives a sense of how many people with Medicare this clinician treated that year.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider, 2024.
Medicare-allowed amount
About $38,131 in 2024
The total amount Medicare approved for these services in 2024. It includes what Medicare paid and what patients or their other insurance owed, such as the deductible and coinsurance.
It shows the total cost of this clinician's Original Medicare services under Medicare's fee rules.
What this does not show: Medicare-allowed amount
This is not the clinician's income. Part of it can go to a clinic or group practice, staff, equipment or drugs. It is not the price you will pay.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024.
Paid by Medicare
About $27,277 in 2024
The part of the Medicare-allowed amount that Medicare itself paid in 2024, after patients' deductibles and coinsurance.
The gap between the allowed amount and this number is roughly what patients and their other insurance paid.
What this does not show: Paid by Medicare
This is not the clinician's income and not a measure of quality.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024.
30-day fills
115 standardized 30-day fills in 2024
CMS converts prescriptions to 30-day supplies so they can be compared. A 90-day prescription counts as about three 30-day fills.
What this does not show: 30-day fills
It is not a count of patients and not a measure of quality.
Part D drug cost
$19,098 in 2024
The total cost of these prescriptions in 2024, paid by Medicare drug plans, patients and other payers together.
It shows the total spending on drugs this clinician prescribed, not what any one patient paid.
What this does not show: Part D drug cost
A higher cost often reflects the type of medicines a specialty uses. It is not your out-of-pocket cost and not a measure of quality.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2024.
Open Payments general payments, program year 2025
All general payments: $312.18 across 3 records.
By nature of payment
- Food and Beverage: $312.18 across 3 records.
Reporting-company totals
- Davol Inc.: $142.86 across 1 record.
- Boston Scientific Corporation: $89.34 across 1 record.
- INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.: $79.98 across 1 record.
A reported payment does not necessarily mean the financial relationship is improper and is not a measure of care quality. Clinicians can review and dispute these records.
Source: Calculated by T-MedInfo from CMS Open Payments general-payment records for program year 2025 (published June 30, 2026).
Years since graduation
44 years (graduated 1982)
CMS Doctors and Clinicians data list 1982 as the year this clinician finished professional school.
It tells you roughly how long ago the clinician finished school.
What this does not show: Years since graduation
It is not the number of years in practice, and more years does not mean better care.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File, CMS release of October 2, 2026.
NPI first issued
2005
The year this clinician's National Provider Identifier (NPI) was issued. An NPI is a unique 10-digit ID that US health care providers use for billing.
What this does not show: NPI first issued
NPIs have been issued only since 2005, so this year is not necessarily when the clinician started practicing.
Source: CMS NPPES NPI Registry.
Accepts Medicare assignment
CMS data list this clinician as accepting Medicare assignment. This means agreeing to take the Medicare-approved amount as full payment for covered services.
With Original Medicare, you usually pay only your deductible and coinsurance, and the office sends the claim to Medicare for you.
Medicare assignment applies to Original Medicare. It does not tell you whether the clinician is in a Medicare Advantage plan's network, accepts other insurance, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians, CMS release of October 2, 2026; Medicare.gov, “Does your provider accept Medicare as full payment?”
No telehealth indicator
CMS shows this indicator only when recent Medicare claims include telehealth services. The clinician may still offer telehealth; ask the office.
Source: CMS, Telehealth Indicator on Medicare Care Compare (fact sheet, January 2023); CMS Doctors and Clinicians, CMS release of October 2, 2026.
Enrolled in Medicare (PECOS)
Dr. Brown has a Medicare enrollment record in PECOS, the CMS system clinicians use to enroll so they can bill Medicare or order services for people with Medicare.
It does not show whether the clinician accepts assignment, is in your plan's network, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Can order Medicare-covered services
CMS lists Dr. Brown as eligible to order or refer Medicare Part B clinical laboratory and imaging services, durable medical equipment (DME) and home health services for people with Medicare.
Medicare pays for these items and services only when they are ordered by an eligible clinician.
What this does not show: Can order Medicare-covered services
It does not mean the clinician offers these services directly.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Compared with the same specialty in Phoenix and Arizona
Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
Medicare Part B services
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Colon & Rectal Surgery in Phoenix, AZ (2024, 14 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 221. Middle half: 123 to 320.
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Colon & Rectal Surgery in Arizona (2024, 43 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 296. Middle half: 153 to 454.
Medicare-allowed amount
A higher Medicare-allowed amount than 75% of clinicians listed under Colon & Rectal Surgery in Phoenix, AZ (2024, 14 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $23,803. Middle half: $10,023 to $38,037.
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Colon & Rectal Surgery in Arizona (2024, 43 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $37,756. Middle half: $20,074 to $71,069.
Paid by Medicare
A higher Medicare payment amount than 65% of clinicians listed under Colon & Rectal Surgery in Phoenix, AZ (2024, 14 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $18,065. Middle half: $7,180 to $27,687.
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Colon & Rectal Surgery in Arizona (2024, 43 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $27,277. Middle half: $15,368 to $52,931.
Medicare Part D prescriptions
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Colon & Rectal Surgery in Phoenix, AZ (2024, 11 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 105. Middle half: 60 to 154.
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Colon & Rectal Surgery in Arizona (2024, 44 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 103. Middle half: 28 to 194.
Part D drug cost
A higher Part D drug cost than 95% of clinicians listed under Colon & Rectal Surgery in Phoenix, AZ (2024, 11 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $401. Middle half: $217 to $2,343.
A higher Part D drug cost than 95% of clinicians listed under Colon & Rectal Surgery in Arizona (2024, 44 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $501. Middle half: $179 to $4,570.
20 active clinicians are listed under Colon & Rectal Surgery with a practice address in Phoenix, AZ (65 in Arizona).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
Telehealth indicator in Phoenix
25% of these 20 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.
75% of these 20 clinicians are listed by CMS as accepting Medicare assignment.
CMS data by year
Changes may reflect reporting, coverage or privacy limits, not changes in care quality.
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Medicare Part B services
Medicare Part B services decreased 32% from 416 in 2020 to 281 in 2024.
- 2020: 416
- 2021: 395
- 2022: 407
- 2023: 378
- 2024: 281
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Medicare-allowed amount
Medicare-allowed amount decreased 29% from $54,045 in 2020 to $38,131 in 2024.
- 2020: $54,045
- 2021: $56,901
- 2022: $61,490
- 2023: $56,099
- 2024: $38,131
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Paid by Medicare
Paid by Medicare decreased 32% from $40,126 in 2020 to $27,277 in 2024.
- 2020: $40,126
- 2021: $43,585
- 2022: $45,809
- 2023: $41,313
- 2024: $27,277
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Medicare Part D prescriptions
Medicare Part D prescriptions decreased 23% from 136 in 2020 to 105 in 2024.
- 2020: 136
- 2021: 121
- 2022: 130
- 2023: 120
- 2024: 105
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30-day fills
30-day fills decreased 15% from 136 in 2020 to 115 in 2024.
- 2020: 136
- 2021: 121
- 2022: 134
- 2023: 125
- 2024: 115
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Part D drug cost
Part D drug cost increased 172% from $7,026 in 2020 to $19,098 in 2024.
- 2020: $7,026
- 2021: $10,817
- 2022: $17,288
- 2023: $18,892
- 2024: $19,098
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Industry payments (Open Payments)
Industry payments (Open Payments) went from $306.57 in 2021 to $312.18 in 2025.
- 2021: $306.57
- 2022: $184.79
- 2023: $95.55
- 2024: $84.90
- 2025: $312.18
Sources: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (2024), CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers (2024), CMS Open Payments (2025), CMS Doctors and Clinicians, CMS release of October 2, 2026, CMS NPPES NPI Registry. Specialty names follow the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy.
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Pharma & Medical Device Financial Disclosures
Payments and other transfers of value that drug and medical device companies reported to CMS Open Payments
Program year 2025 (payments made January 1 – December 31, 2025): fewer than 11 records totaling $312.18.
| Manufacturer | Payment Nature | Product | Type | Amount ($) |
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| Davol Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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ARISTA | General | $142.86 |
| Boston Scientific Corporation |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Axonics | General | $89.34 |
| INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Da Vinci Surgical System | General | $79.98 |
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2025, released June 30, 2026.
Performed Procedures & Service Volume
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| HCPCS Code | Services | Patients | Submitted Charge | Medicare Allowed |
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46600
Diagnostic exam of anus using an endoscope
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54 | 52 | $170.00 | $112.98 |
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99203
New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more
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51 | 51 | $175.00 | $105.90 |
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45380
Biopsy of large bowel using a flexible endoscope
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42 | 42 | $711.00 | $110.97 |
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99214
Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more
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38 | 35 | $150.00 | $121.23 |
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45385
Removal of polyps or growths of large bowel using an endoscope with mechanical snare
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31 | 31 | $1080.00 | $228.96 |
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99204
New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more
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27 | 27 | $225.00 | $161.20 |
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99213
Established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level od decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more
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24 | 19 | $90.00 | $87.61 |
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46221
Removal of external hemorrhoids by rubber banding
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14 | 11 | $425.00 | $272.04 |
Source: CMS Part B by Provider and Service, 2024; services under 11 beneficiaries omitted by CMS. Privacy limits
Submitted charges are billed amounts, not a price quote for your visit.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Profile & Medications
Medicare Part D prescriptions filled, including refills, in 2024.
| Brand Name | Generic Name | Prescriptions | Day Supply | Total Cost | Patients |
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| Oxycodone Hcl | Oxycodone Hcl | 35 | 380 | $304.67 | 23 |
| Metronidazole | Metronidazole | 21 | 38 | $65.19 | 19 |
| Neomycin Sulfate | Neomycin Sulfate | 19 | 20 | $99.96 | 19 |
| Linzess | Linaclotide | 17 | 810 | $14,554.39 | — |
| Colesevelam Hcl | Colesevelam Hcl | 13 | 390 | $4,074.07 | — |
Source: CMS Part D by Provider and Drug, 2024; rows below 11 claims omitted by CMS; volume isn’t quality. Privacy limits
Specialties & License Numbers Reported to NPPES
Self-certified to NPPES: 2020-03-09NUCC Taxonomy Code: 208C00000X
A colon and rectal surgeon is trained to diagnose and treat various diseases of the intestinal tract, colon, rectum, anal canal and perianal area by medical and surgical means. This specialist also deals with other organs and tissues (such as the liver, urinary and female reproductive system) involved with primary intestinal disease.
Additional State Medicaid & Healthcare Payer Identifiers
Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility
Source: CMS PECOSPRACTITIONER - COLORECTAL SURGERY (PROCTOLOGY)
I20101014001414
AZ
8820082712
Sources: CMS Provider Enrollment and Order and Referring. Medicare enrollment is a billing status, not an accreditation or quality rating.
Medicare Group Practice Enrollments
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File, CMS release of October 2, 2026
Affiliated Colon And Rectal Surgeons Pc
1331 N 7th St, Phoenix, AZ 850062769
Phone: 6022527004
Clinicians Sharing This Practice Address or Phone
Clinicians sharing this NPPES address, phone or fax; a shared contact does not mean they work together.
Colon & Rectal Surgery
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Career & Practice History Timeline
Changes recorded in monthly NPPES data files: addresses, names, credentials, specialties and NPI status
Registered at 1331 N 7TH ST STE 275, PHOENIX, AZ 850062769 (Tel: 6022527004)
Registered at 1331 N 7TH ST STE 275, PHOENIX, AZ 850062769 (Tel: 6022527004)
NPI status registered as active in NPPES database
Registered at 1300 N 12TH ST, SUITE 304, PHOENIX, AZ 850062848 (Tel: 6022527004)
Registered at 1300 N 12TH ST, SUITE 304, PHOENIX, AZ 850062848 (Tel: 6022527004)
Recorded as STEPHEN BROWN, M.D.
Colon & Rectal Surgery (license number reported to NPPES: AZ 18611)
First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.
NPI Administrative Meta
Other Colon & Rectal Surgery Specialists in Phoenix
- Dr. Tonia Young-Fadok, MD
- Dr. Marc Goldblatt, MD
- Dr. Jason Weiss, MD, FACS
- Dr. Ashley Casano, DO
- Dr. Nasrin Ghalyaie, MD
- Dr. Debora Fox-Mcclary, MD
Mailing Address
1331 N 7th St Ste 275
Phoenix, AZ 850062769
Phone: 6022527004